State law insists scenes are filmed using condoms, yet this is said to be damaging business; causing permits and viewing numbers to drop dramatically.

To solve this problem, one studio has turned to airbrushing and CGI to appease both the law, and the customers, by digitally removing the condoms in post-production.

Falcon Studios in Los Angeles has started filming porn scenes featuring condoms, stock image of condoms pictured, before digitally removing them in post-production. All the scenes in its latest California Dreamin' 1 were filmed using condoms before being were removed using airbrushing and CGI

WHAT IS STATE LAW 'MEASURE B'?

The imposed use of condoms was
introduced in November 2012 as part of the County of Los Angeles Safer
Sex In the Adult Film Industry Act, also known as Measure B.

All
porn filmed in the state must feature condoms during penetration
scenes.

Additionally, each production must obtain a license before being made.

Supporters of Measure B claimed it would stop the spread of disease and protect industry workers.

Yet the opposition claimed the measure was a waste of money and would damage the local porn industry.

Reports
claim that since the introduction of the act, permit applications during
2013 dropped from 480 to 24 - almost 95 per cent.

During an interview with NewNowNext, director Tony DiMarco from Falcon Studios said: ‘I wanted to give the impression of a pre-condom movie, but use condoms as we do in every scene we film.

'I found a way to film the movie safely and effectively, while giving the experience that I had intended and using the modern stars.’

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All the scenes in his latest California Dreamin’ 1 were filmed using condoms.

During post-production he removed some condoms using airbrushing, while in others he used CGI to overlay the original image with computer-generated genitalia.

Falcon Studios has used condoms in its
films since the 1980s, yet these new techniques make it possible for
them to appear as 'non-condom' productions, and appeal to more viewers.

The imposed use of condoms was introduced in November 2012 as part of the County of Los Angeles Safer Sex In the Adult Film Industry Act, also known as Measure B.

The imposed use of condoms was introduced in 2012 as part of the County of Los Angeles Safer Sex In the Adult Film Industry Act, also known as Measure B. All porn filmed in the state must use condoms, stock image pictured, during penetration scenes. Additionally, each production must obtain a license before being made

All porn filmed in the state must feature condoms during penetration scenes, and each production must obtain a license before being made.

Reports in EchoPark-SilverLake Patch claim that since the introduction of the act, permit applications during 2013 dropped from 480 to 24 - almost 95 per cent.

Many porn studios left Los Angeles following the passing of the act for cities where the rule isn’t imposed, including Las Vegas and Miami.

In particular, officials in Ventura County, west of Los Angeles in California are said to have seen a noticeable increase in porn production there.

Calls for the compulsory use of condoms have been around for decades, particularly following the outbreak of HIV.

Bisexual porn star Derrick Burts tested positive for HIV in 2010 when he was 24. He revealed his identity to highlight the problem in the porn industry.

In September 2013, porn stars Cameron Bay and Rod Daily announced they had tested positive for the virus, along with a third, unnamed star.